Principal Chris  Hammons

 
Letter from the Principal

 

Dear Parents,
Welcome back to Lakes. I hope you had a great summer and maybe a little time to enjoy all the wonderful outdoor activities Coeur d’Alene has to offer. If this is your first time at Lakes, I would like to welcome you to our great school. I am looking forward to this year.
Most of you know Steve Caires retired last year and joining Lakes this year as Assistant Principal is Lana Hamilton from Fernan Elementary. We are all thrilled to have her on board. Also joining us this year to teach our new LYNC Program is Kathy McGrath and Derek Mouw. Kathy iscoming to us from Canfield Middle School and Derek is joining us from Haley, ID. Marianne Buley from Fernan Elementary will also be helping with our new LYNC Program. Our new health teacher all the way from Coeur d’Alene High School is Corey Comstock. He is also taking the position of head coach for our 8th grade boys basketball team Roy Carlson resigned to have some time to be a dad and watch his own children play. Have fun Mr. Carlson, you deserve it.
Lakes did not make AYP (Annual Year Progress) this year compared to the state average on the ISAT tests. I commend the staff, students, and parents for all their hard work, but we fell short of our goal. The ISAT’s are now a driving force in the education of all the children in Idaho. They are useful and do have an important place in determining academic growth and help in creating a consistent educational environment. What they don’t measure though is a child’s creativity, love of learning, work ethic, learning style, musical gift, artistic flair, and the fact that there are good days and bad days in everyone’s life. We will continue to make progress on the ISAT’s with all of our students, but… we will never lose sight of the fact that we need to work with and inspire the whole child. I truly feel like all the students at Lakes are my kids and I will continue to work on making this the best school in Idaho. We have the staff and parents to make it happen. I look forward to meeting all of you at Open House, September 10th, and just want to remind you to please stay involved in your child’s education. My door is always open… if you have any questions or concerns… don’t hesitate… please call.
Sincerely,
Chris Hammons